Show I ru FLIERS T TO STOP J r rH H HERE ON WAY fROM COA COAST T TTO TO COA COAST J Salt Lake Made a Station on Passenger Air Route Telegram Asked to Aid in Procuring Landing Field LAKE is to be a station SALT on ou the Lawson Air Line service The huge Lawson airplane airplane airplane air air- plane carrying twenty six passengers passengers passengers pas pas- will make regular stops stops' here on the way between New York and San Francisco r To perfect arrangements for the service e which will begin next spring the Lawson Airplane company compan has written The Telegram inquiring as to toa toa toa a suitable landing field The company also wants a vacant building that can be utilized as the intermountain station station sta sta- tion for supply and repair of the giant airships Contributing sidelines to the route from coast to coast may center In Salt Lake Lale REQUIRE IMMENSE FIELD F According to the demands of the service a an n Immense landing field must be provided The rhe great reat plane that carry almost a a Pullman car complement complement complement comple- comple comple comple- ment of passengers pa and mechanics mep require a field at least half halt a f mile square to land and to take oft off The field must be high and dry le level e el I and flat It is not particularly necessary that the field be directly in the en environs environs environs en- en of the city although this is desirable If there is trolley or steam rail connection with the field it will willbe willbe be sufficient for the purposes of the company INQUIRY GIVEN TO CLUB The communication to The Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram which asks for the fullest Information in information information In- In formation will be turned over to the Salt Lake Commercial club and re referred referred referred re- re to the special and permanent committees on aviation Alfred V W. Lawson founder of the company and inventor of the ships desires t U tn know if It It will be necessary for him to tomake tomake tomake make a special trip to Salt Lake to inspect the field personally This will probably be done after aCter he has heard from the Commercial club Following the visit of Herbert S. S I Hightower representing tIle the North I American Air Line Transportation I company compan the tho local Commercial club took up the proposition of or providing with the aid of the city a suitable field as landing place for a commer commercial tommer- tommer cla cial service which Is projected by that company TWO SITES CONSIDERED It was thought at the time that Buena Vista field where the transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental trans trans- continental racers landed could be made suitable for all requirements Ensign Ensign Ensign En En- sign flats Just north of the state capitol capitol capitol capi- capi tol belonging to the city cay was also suggested as a possible field Both Bothof of these fields are under consideration However It is considered a matter of or minor Importance to secure any number of sites In the tho vicinity of Salt Lake that will fulfill all commercial requirements It is proposed to make one field do for all competing companies companies com com- as well as to give a landing place for the government with ith the Inauguration In Inauguration Inauguration In- In of or the coast to coast air all airmail mall mail service PROPOSE AERO CLUB The matter is II now being taken up by a special committee with Freeman P. P Bacs Bassett Banett tt of or the Commercial clUb as chairman and C C. C Lamar t cison cllon as secretary secretary secretary sec sec- looking to the organization of an Aero club of or Salt Lake which will probably be with all the ar ar- ar- ar This committee Is workIng workIng working work- work Ing In conjunction with the permanEnt permanent permanent perma perma- nent aviation committee of or the Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club consisting of L. L B. B McCornick McCornick Mc- Mc Cornick L. L W. W and Fred Goodcell Good- Good cell |